Whilst previously deforested areas have benefited from a welcome reprieve there seems to be widespread evidence of leakage into previously less vulnerable areas - and deforestation still cleared an estimated 4,600 sq km of the Amazon in Brazil last year.

The Brazilian Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira confirmed this:

"Regrettably we have noticed that in states that didn't have an aggressive level of deforestation there has been a rise."

Due to its severe deforestation problem Brazil is a major emissions contributor.